Container for plug-tobacco.



H. J. PENN.

CONTAINER FOR PLUG TOBACCO.

APPLIOATION FILED DEO.12, 1911.

Patented June 25, 1912.

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H. J. PENN.

CONTAINER FOR PLUG TOBACCO.

APPLICATION FILED DBO.12, 1911.

1,030,745. I Patented June 25, 1912.

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Witnsses Q R Inventor Attorneys HARRY J. PENN, OF MADISON, NORTHCAROLINA.

CONTAINER FOR PLUG-TOBACCO.

Application filed December 12, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY J. PENN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Madison, in the county of Rockingham and State of NorthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Container for Plug-Tobacco, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in containers in which plugtobacco is marketed.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a containerwhich will permit of the ready removal of the tobacco.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the receptacle, asto facilitate the removal of the tobacco, the construction of saidreceptacle being such that the exclusion of air from the container maybe secured in the usual manner.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of a slightly modified form. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of theform shown in Fig. 1, a portion of one of the walls being broken away toshow the arrangement of the slit and its closure. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the form shown .in Fig. 2, a portion of one of thewalls being broken away to show the arrangement of the slit and itsclosure. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the interior ofthe form shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion ofthe interior of the form shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a perspective Viewof a portion of the box showing a still further modified form. Fig. 8 isa vertical section of Fig. '3 taken through the groove, and Fig. 9 is alongitudinal section taken through Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 10 designates the side walls of the box, the edges 11of which are secured together, the removable heads 12 being positionedwithin the side walls, the outer surfaces 14 of said heads being spacedfrom the unattached edges 15 of the side walls. In order to render thecontainer airtight, the strips 16 which are triangular in cross sectionare secured to the side walls, the edges 17 and 18 of said stripscontacting with the side walls and the upper face of the headsrespectively.

It has been found in marketing plug tobacco, in containers of thischaracter that in order to remove the tobacco from the container one ormore of the plugs of which the caddy is formed must be disfigured orinjured to a certain extent as ea h n lay r Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented June 25, 1912.

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of plugs is reached. placed in the containers are very tightlycompressed by the finishing press and after the caddy has been removedfrom the press and placed in the container, the same expands, the caddycontacting with the side and end walls of the container making theremoval of the initial plug of each layer without breakage, almostimpossible. In removing the first plug of each layer it has package beair-tight and in order to exclude the air a strip 21 of gummed fabric orpaper is pasted over the slot, the end 22 of the strip being fastened tothe portion 20, its

other end 24 passing over the edge 15 of the wall beingsecured to theinner face of the same. To remove the tobacco, the head 12 is taken outexposing the top layer of plugs. The strip 21 is then broken for itsentire length or a portion of its length as desired, and a suitable toolinserted to engage the edge of one of the plugs: Thus one of the plugsmay be conveniently removed without disfiguring the same. It will benoted that the removal of the strip 21 provides access to one plug ofeach layer, the arrangement being such that an air-tight carton isprovided.

In the form shown in Figs. 2 and 4c, the wall is slotted intermediateits unattached edges and the slot 25 thus formed is covered by a strip21 of material similar to the strip 21. This structure provides a moresolid box, the connecting portions 26 and 27 reinforcing the wall andthus avoiding the danger of breakage in handling the box. In thisconstruction, when the head 12 is removed the edge of a plug of eachlayer is readily accessible. In removing the tobacco the tool isinserted from the inside of the box, the same being brought in contactwith the edge of the plug, the strip of material 21 being broken as eachsuccessive layer is removed.

In t e modified form shown in F g 7 The caddies which are and 8, one ofthe side walls 10 is provided intermediate its unattached edges 27 and28 with a groove 29; the terminals of the groove being beveled. The endsof the groove are so spaced with respect to the upper and lower edges ofthe side walls that when the heads 12 are in their secured positions,the edge 30 of the head adjacentthe grooved side walls is disposedbetween the terminal of the groove aud t-he unattached edge 27 of theside wall; Thus, when the strip l6.is applied, the desired airtightjoint is secured. The container is opened by removing one of the heads12, the under face 33! of the head being flush with the caddy when; theheads are in their secured position,

the concaved terminal of the grooveextends beyond the caddy. Thus toremove one of the plugs of the top layer, a hook or other tool may beinserted within the groove, and brought in contact with the edge of oneof the plugs of tobacco which form the upper layer. This plug as will benoted, may be displaced without being damaged and the remaining plugs ofthe layer readily re moved after the first mentioned plug has beendisplaced. After the first layer of plugs have been removed, a plug ofthe secondlayer may be displaced in thesame manner, a. plug of thebottom layer being as readily displaced as the plug of the top layer asthe groove is of a length in excess oft-he diameter of the caddy.

By; this construction it will be noted that a plug; of each layer may beremoved in a simple and convenient manner, the structure of the boxbeing such thattthe air-tight joint where the head contacts with theside walls is maintained.

It, will thus be seen that while but one removal of the groove or recessis shown all of the side walls may be recessed, or one of said walls maybe reduced in thickness for its entire .width without affecting thejoints between the edges of the head and the side walls of the box.

It will be noted thatwhile the container is provided with means forfacilitating the plug, the usual form of box is utilized, it being notedthat this isv of importance as the manufacture of specially constructedboxes would so add to the cost of construction as to practically preventtheir adoption by the trade."

The cost of'constructing the present box compared with that of theordinary box, is

so slight that the same may be sold at practically the same price asheretofore.

lVhat is claimed is A container for plug tobacco which comprises sidewalls and end heads, and Wherein the plugs are arranged in layersparallel with the planes of the heads, said container having its headswithin the space bounded by the side walls, and one of the side wallshaving. a channel, opening internally of the (lopiesofthis patent may beobtained for five cents each; by addressing the 5 Commissioner ofPatents, v Washington, D. 0.

